Malaba, Kenya
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Malaba, Kenya | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Busia County |
| Elevation | 3,870 ft (1,180 m) |
| Population (1999) | |
• Total | 7,302 |
Malaba, Kenya is a town in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County, Western Province, on Kenya's western border with Uganda. It sits across the Malaba River which forms the international border from Malaba, Uganda.[1]
Location
The town is located on the main Nairobi-Kampala highway, approximately 129 kilometres (80 mi), by road, west of Eldoret, the nearest large city.[2]
[3] It sits across the International border with Uganda, adjacent to its similarly named sister town of Malaba, Uganda.
A metre gauge railway also crosses the border at this point. The nearby town of Busia is also a busy border post. According to The Kenyan Ministry of Transport, The standard gauge railway from Mombasa is expected to pass through this town . [4]
Malaba was the main town of the defunct Teso District (though not the capital). It had a population of 7,302 according to the 1999 census.[5]
The main cyber cafe is Asante Computers located opposite Tesia Supermarket. it offers Computer related services like, photocopying, printing, laminating, internet & emailing, typesetting and scanning. It also offers computer classes majorly mentored by Eunice Nafula, partly by Edson Imo.
Border crossing
It is expected that in July 2016, the construction of a one-stop-border-crossing between Malaba, Kenya and Malaba, Uganda will conclude.[6]
See also
References
- ^ KIG (6 November 2016). "Overview of Busia County: Major Towns - Malaba, Kenya". Nairobi: Kenya Information Guide (KIG). Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Globefeed.com (6 November 2016). "Distance between Malaba, Busia County, Kenya and Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Distance between Nairobi and Malaba, with Map
- ^ http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news85653.html?WT.mc_id=DN_News
- ^ Population figures for Towns and Municipalities, The Central Bureau of Statistics (Kenya)
- ^ Ochieng, Lilian (28 April 2016). "Malaba, Busia one-stop border posts works set to end by July". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
External links
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